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Kina appoints Suncorp vet as director

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 12 SEP 2016
Kina Securities has appointed a new non-executive director. Karen Smith-Pomeroy joins Kina while serving as a non-executive director of Queensland Treasury Corporation, Stanwell Corporation, InFocus Wealth Management and the National Affordable Housing ...

Westpac tops S&P ESG index

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 12 SEP 2016
Westpac has been determined the financial services industry leader in the S&P Dow Jones global sustainability benchmark. The S&P Dow Jones Sustainability Indices annual review, developed in partnership with RobecoSAM, showed that Westpac comfortably ...

Investors hard up for alternatives opportunities

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 9 SEP 2016
Fund terms set by alternatives managers are turning away institutional investors, according to Preqin research. Preqin's survey of 490 institutional investors suggests that "at least" 80% of respondents had previously decided not to invest in an alternatives ...

CYBG appoints former AMP MD

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 9 SEP 2016
CYBG, the new holding company for Clydesdale Bank following the NAB demerger, has appointed two new directors. Timothy Wade, who will join the boards of CYB Investments and Clydesdale Bank, as well as the board's risk and audit committee, joins CYBG ...

ANZ COO departs in management restructure

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 8 SEP 2016
ANZ's group chief operating officer has departed as the bank restructures its operating model. Alistair Currie joined ANZ in 2008 from HSBC, where he was HBSC Taiwan's chief executive. According to ANZ's statement, Currie's move came about due to his ...

Government releases draft super reforms

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 8 SEP 2016
The Turnbull government has released its first tranche of exposure draft legislation for proposed superannuation reforms. Describing the reforms as "fairer, more flexible and more sustainable," Treasurer Scott Morrison argued that "the majority of Australians" ...

Tribeca to compete with overseas hedge funds

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 SEP 2016
Tribeca Investment Partners has launched a Cayman vehicle for its Global Natural Resources Fund to meet international investor demand. The fund, a global long-short natural resources strategy, primarily focuses on large cap equities but invests in other ...

Atrium appoints distribution head from Morningstar

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 SEP 2016
... our investment objectives being met and exceeded, I am delighted to announce Nigel's appointment," Atrium chief executive Alex Hone said. "With Nigel's extensive distribution and client management experience, Atrium will continue to grow and further ...

NAB partners with global custodian

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 SEP 2016
NAB has completed the transition of its asset servicing business. Citi will now act as global custodian for NAB Asset Servicing; the strategic partnership was originally announced in 2015 and will, in the bank's words, "provide NAS customers direct ...

Top pension funds slide for first time since GFC

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 6 SEP 2016
Total assets of the 300 largest pension funds worldwide fell for the first time since the beginning of the global financial crisis, according to Willis Towers Watson research. The P&I/Willis Towers Watson global 300 report shows that in 2015, total ...